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		<title><![CDATA[Salon Customer Feels Excluded By Language]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been going to a nail salon twice a month for
two years. The owner and staff are all Vietnamese. My manicurist gives
wonderful mani-pedis, and I have no complaints about the service.

At some point during each appointment,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4312162</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Host's Excessive Tidying Makes Guest Feel Unwelcome]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have just returned from a weekend at a so-called
friend's home, and talk about feeling unwelcome. She was on my heels
"cleaning up" after me all weekend, and I didn't make a mess!

I was given a towel and washcloth. After ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4311647</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This Is Gonna Ruin The Friendship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my friend of over 50 years and I lived only an
hour and a half from each other, I spent a great deal of time at her
house. This included spending time with her husband, and we all got
along very well.

But on their 45th ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4311305</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[These Fundraisers Only Want Me For My Money!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are professionals who contribute
generously to many charities. Of late, however, we are noticing an
unsavory practice of certain "society hosts" who head various charities:
They invite us to their galas and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4310842</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rational Or Not, Age Questions Remain Taboo]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it considered rude to ask an adult his or her
age?

It's a fact of life, just one aspect of a whole person, and it's not
like keeping it a secret is going to prevent the onset of old age.

GENTLE READER: The sad answer is...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4309951</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some People Call This 'making Conversation']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I took a new colleague to lunch. We were having a
nice conversation about baseball when he said, "I've always felt
inferior for being short."

Huh? I said, "Maybe you'll grow up."

Stupid and mean, but what was I supposed to say...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4309183</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[You're Gonna Take This Gift And Like It]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that one usually does not decline
gifts. One accepts the piece of bric-a-brac gracefully, and after some
tactful time, regifts or donates it.

But my in-laws give us furniture. Not single pieces of treasured family
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4307656</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When 'thanks' Doesn't Seem Like Enough]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do you thank people for their support after a
devastating fire destroys your home?

We just had a grease fire in our propane grill. I did what I always do:
I turned the burners off and shut the propane tank valve, then ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4307098</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The School Board Knitter Must Be Stopped!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hope you will weigh in on a situation that has
caused quite a hubbub in our community. At public meetings, a member of
our school board knits. It seems rude to me to be preoccupied when you
are supposed to be listening to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4306527</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Put Guests, Or Potential Voters, On The Spot]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation from neighbors to a house
party to meet a mayoral candidate in our town. I RSVPed that I hoped I
could make it, even though I already knew that I supported another
candidate, the incumbent mayor.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4305858</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stop Making 'perfect' Happen]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I find the word "perfect" is now overused to the
point of confusion. It seems to have replaced "OK," "thank you" and even
"message received."

I hear "perfect" as I'm filling out forms or giving someone
information. But the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4305067</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Host Wants To Bring Back Assigned Seating]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: For work, I often attend meals with assigned seating
-- not just assigned tables, but individual chairs. I really enjoy these
events, since they are opportunities to talk with seatmates I may not
know well, or at all.

So I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4304210</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dorm Roommates Gonna Dorm Roommate]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm a college student who used to share the common
area of my dorm room with one girl, Missy, while a third roommate,
Artemis, has her own room with a door. She has a boyfriend (with his own
apartment) who is over all the time, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4302744</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mechanic By Day, Home Chef -- With Dirty Nails -- By Night]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live with my daughter and her husband. He prefers
to be the cook for dinner, and he's good at it.

He also has a new job as a mechanic. He changes oil and tires, and is
training as a master mechanic apprentice. He's a great ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4302150</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Responding To 'it's Your Own Fault That You're Sick']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Long ago, when one was sick, friends and
acquaintances would bring over soup or a casserole; offer to straighten
up, and even do laundry; take care of your children for a few hours so
you could rest; let you know that they were ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4301652</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Planning For A Tense Trip With In-Laws]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My lovely sister, Grace, married a man who is
difficult. Keith is loud, often inebriated, and quick to anger. So much
so, that after a misunderstanding at Grace and Keith's wedding rehearsal
dinner, harsh words were screamed, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4300965</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['that's Mister Teacher To You']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in a public middle school and am a licensed
teacher. It is a matter of course that adults refer to each other as Mr.
or Mrs. Smith, especially in front of students or when referring to
adults in their conversation with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4300203</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nipping Engagement Questions In The Bud]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter and I could use a refresher course in
how to answer the seemingly endless questions regarding her marital
status.

She is a 23-year-old full-time college student, happy in a
relationship, and not terribly interested ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4299342</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Throw The Party You Wish To See In The World]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm turning 30 and decided this would be a great age
to throw a birthday party. My long-term partner recently left me, and I
really want to show my friends how much I appreciate them being in my
life.

When I've gone to events ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4297753</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Noisy Party Plus Curious Neighbor Equals Drink-In-Face]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Starting about 1 p.m., my next-door neighbors began
a very loud party. It was Saturday afternoon, and I've been on the other
side of "too much noise" complaints myself once or twice, so I decided
to be tolerant.

After several ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4297171</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/18/2026</pubDate>
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